Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

The light did not immediately warm up my numb body.

Inufushi Chiaki looked around in shock.

After making sure that there was no fire or strange shadows in the room, he subconsciously asked the person next to him:

"Did you see it?!"

Inufu Koko felt that something was wrong with the other party, so she stepped back and shook her head hesitantly:

"See, what?"

"Are you okay, Mr. Chihaki?"

"Chi Huang, what did you see? It's scary to suddenly scream."

The adopted children of the Inufu family all looked at him worriedly.

The expressions of the few people who were still frightened by the ghost story Yun Xianhe had just told were a little strange.

He Ye looked at the man who was obviously frightened, and whispered to Xiao Lan:

"Hey, Xiaolan, could it be that the person who pretended to be the demon dog is him?"

Xiaolan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed dryly:

"Probably not?"

"But when the light suddenly flashed just now, he was the only one who saw it, wasn't he?"

"This...maybe it's just pure fear..."

Yun Xianhe refilled his tea bowl with tea, sat back in his original seat, and began to drink slowly.

Conan on the side tugged at his clothes slightly:

"Brother Xianhe?"

"I don't know anything."

The hero's tone was very frank.

But Conan obviously didn't believe it.

Remembering what the other party said at the backyard door before, "See the demon dog with your own eyes", Conan felt that it was necessary to let Xiaolan and Kazuha stay in the room and not come out tonight.

Who knows what Yun Xianhe will come up with...

But then again, how come the other party was only seen by Inufushi Chiaki?

Ok?

Conan suddenly thought of something and looked carefully at everyone present.

Only three of them wore glasses.

But his are plain glasses, Xianhe's are glasses that blur vision, and only Inufushi Chiaki's are real myopic glasses...

Through glasses?

Before Conan could continue to think deeply, Yun Xianhe beside him suddenly said:

"By the way, I just found a cabin across the woods."

"…Why?"

"what?"

"A cabin?!"

Everyone who heard this looked at Yun Xianhe at the same time.

The brave man who was being watched slowly gestured towards a corner of the house and said:

"It's behind the woods outside the back door of the yard, opposite the swamp."

"swamp?!"

Hearing this, Inubushi Yukihime exclaimed.

Seeing everyone looking at her, she quickly explained:

"Ah, because, when Miss Migako died, she was found next to the swamp."

"So that's the second crime scene?"

Yun Xianhe said with sudden enlightenment.

Although I had vaguely guessed it at the time, it would be better to have this kind of thing confirmed in person.

The Shancun police officer who was sitting not far away asked:

"So, what did you find in that cabin? Is the so-called demon dog hiding there?"

"No, there isn't. There are no living creatures in there. Just some books on dark magic."

"D-Dark magic?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this for the first time.

Yun Xianhe shrugged and said with a smile:

"Perhaps, the murderer wants to use this method to prove that the so-called demon dog was really summoned by someone. Or maybe, that place is actually a secret base of a guy who still has a childlike heart?"

Yun Xianhe rubbed his chin when he said this, seeming to be a little distressed:

"I didn't accidentally stumble into some kid's treasure trove, did I?"

Conan remembered something and looked at Yun Xianhe with his crescent eyes:

"So, Brother Xianhe, you just sat there and read a book on dark magic for about an hour?"

"Hehe - just a little curious. But everything on there is fake."

Hearing this, Conan complained:

"You sound as if you've seen the real thing..."

The young detective stopped talking in the middle of his speech.

...If it's this guy, maybe I've really seen him?

Wait, how can we be sure whether those things are real or fake?

After all, there is no magic in this world!

Conan, who was almost confused, shook his head and forced himself to get his attention back on track:

"Brother Xianhe, did you find anything else there?"

"Hmm - there are some dog paw prints on the carpet. Although it has been cleaned up, there are still some marks left."

Hearing this, Conan and Hattori looked at each other.

Sure enough, that should be where the murderer hid the criminal tools.

However, although Yun Xianhe had said before that the demon dog was fake, the other party did not explain the murderer's method.

How do you make an ordinary dog ​​look like it's on fire...

"really."

“I still have to go and see it with my own eyes.”

The two detectives who were talking to themselves stood up and planned to go to the woods behind the yard and the cabin that Yun Xianhe mentioned.

Yun Xianhe, who had not moved at all, reminded:

"I suggest you ask Uncle Maori to drive you there. After all, it's quite far. It will take a long time to go back and forth if you walk."

Kogoro Mori, who had originally planned to rest, was stunned when he heard his own name.

Before he could say anything, the village police officer beside him excitedly pulled him up and walked out:

"Let's go, Detective Maori! Let's go see the Demon Dog's lair!"

"What, hey, hey, hey! I didn't say I was going!"

It was already late at night and he just wanted to rest!

Conan walked to the door and looked back at Yun Xianhe:

"Brother Xianhe, aren't you going with us?"

The pale-faced brave suddenly coughed weakly twice and smiled languidly:

"Do you want me to go?"

He is a patient now.

Conan twitched his lips, feeling that the other party was about to write these words on his face.

Hattori on the side rubbed his head twice and said to Yun Xianhe:

"Then I'll trouble you, Xianhe, to take care of the old house."

Yun Xianhe made an OK gesture to him.

The detectives left and the room became empty for a moment.

Unable to sit still, Inufushi Yukihime looked around and asked Yun Xianhe with some uncertainty:

"Um, Mr. Forensic Doctor, are we just going to sit here forever?"

"In theory, it is safest for everyone to stay in one room until this serial murder case is resolved."

Yun Xianhe took out a teapot from somewhere and slowly refilled his teacup with water.

Looking at Inufushi Zenya who seemed to be planning to leave alone, he added with a smile:

"In this case, the person who usually leaves alone is either the murderer or the next person to die."

The buttocks fell back down before they were even lifted up.

Seeing that Inufu Kaozi seemed to be about to say something, Yun Xianhe raised his chin towards Xiaolan and Heye who were sitting opposite him:

"If you four don't believe me, you can ask them if that's the case."

Xiaolan and Heye were stunned when they were suddenly called.

Seeing several people looking at them, the two smiled awkwardly.

Xiaolan said vaguely:

"It seems, that's indeed the case..."